Adrian Grenier's SHFT Pop-Up Shop: Round 2 In Los Angeles, Bringing You The Best In Sustainable Living (PHOTOS)

Once you pop you can’t stop! Adrian Grenier is back in LA with his second pop-up shop at a gallery space on La Brea Avenue. Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer founded SHFT years ago and are now in the cooler-then-cool curation business; bringing us their personal take on how to live greener. Los Angeles couldn’t be happier to welcome them back.

This time around, SHFT partners with solar home specialists Sungevity to put together an exciting galley space chock full of art, furniture, iPod accessories, food products and of course, their Shepard Fairey-designed SHFT water bottles -- all to remind people that living sustainably is not ugly. In fact, it’s pretty hot.

A private opening night party will be in full effect tomorrow evening but the SHFT Pop-Up Gallery officially opens on Friday, October 21 and will remain open for public consumption for one week -– closing on Thursday, October 27.

The Huffington Post swung by the gallery yesterday afternoon to take a look at the space, learn about some of the items that will be showcased, and hear what SHFT is up to in round two of their LA pop-up gallery.

Grenier started by giving us some background:

We met about six years ago when Peter was doing a show on sustainable living and a mutual friend knew I was talking a lot about it and we bonded right away, just in terms of our outlook and point of view and where we saw the movement heading - how we both felt disillusioned and annoyed at some of the more extreme environmentalists and how we both felt that most of it was counterproductive. So we wanted to create something that was much more accessible and might actually have a chance of working because it was inspiring people as opposed to giving people spankings.

And thus their company SHFT was born into the world -– a website and community that brings together sustainable solutions, art, design, photography and most importantly the idea that “sustainability should be folded into the fabric of our lives.” It’s not about being green or crunchy. Grenier broke it down for us:

It’s really where sustainability meets art and culture. It’s how we want to live. So it’s got to look good, we have to want it. It has to speak to us. So we try to tell the stories of products that are sustainable and meet an artistic aesthetic as well.

As we walked between crewmembers hammering fixtures in place, lights being tested, boards being hung and PR folk checking on the final details, HuffPost got the inside scoop on Adrian and Peter’s very favorite things in the space.

Click below for photos of the soon-to-pop SHFT gallery, some of the most exciting pieces and of course, Peter and Adrian’s personal favorites:

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What: Artwork
Who: Peter Glatzer
Why: "This is one of my favorite things. It's based on marine life. The artist lives close to the water. It's just impressionistic. I just think her work is really beautiful."
Piece for sale at SHFT gallery.
Photo courtesy of SHFT

What: Solar panel, low-energy LED light bulb, and a built-in USB port and charger.
Who: Adrian Grenier
Why: "This is part of our Empowered by Light program. These little light orbs come with a solar panel and so you can plug in your cell phone to charge and then it also has an LED light. This is used in developing nations who don't have the infrastructure to actually bring light and communication to small villages.
This is so that they don't have to burn kerosene, which is of course so bad for the environment, but it's also very damaging to the community. Kids 14 years old are getting lung cancer. It's the equivalent of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. And also this empowers them through communication and education by using the lighting source - this can light ten square feet for ten hours."
Available at SHFT.com
Photo courtesy of SHFT

What: Artwork
Who: Peter Glatzer
Why: "This one I really love because it's about when a community or someone's home is just obliterated by either natural disaster or personal foreclosure, or what have you. They are just sort of removed from the community. So the blank space here is an intentional omission. This grid is their life altering. I just think it's a really strong series."
Piece for sale at SHFT gallery.
Photo courtesy of SHFT

What: Artwork
Who: Adrian Grenier
Why: "In general we like to find pieces that just bring out a general appreciation for nature and for our planet. The way around our current woes is really about finding more connection to the world and really finding it beautiful so that we have the instinct to protect it."
Piece for sale at SHFT gallery.
Photo by Sasha Bronner

What: iPad & iPod Dock
Who: Adrian Grenier
Why: "It doesn't use electricity, it just uses a megaphone, like old movie directors who yelled 'Action' into a megaphone to produce sound."
Available at SHFT.com
Photo courtesy of SHFT

What: The Schwinn Vestige is made from flax fiber that has the bonus of a non-toxic finish. The fenders and grips are bamboo and its translucent frame illuminates as you ride.
Who: Adrian Grenier
Why: "Bikes are not only better for pollution and climate change, but they're also better for your health. And this one is pretty good looking. We have a lot of bikes on SHFT, about 30. And this one weighs nothing."
Available at SHFT.com
Photo courtesy of SHFT

What: Lotions, soaps and candles made from depleted waste grease
Who: Peter Glatzer
Why: "This Further stuff is made from wasted oil and grease from the restaurant Mozza. And they make candles, lotion and soap. It's a great re-use story, and it's local for LA, around the corner from here. It's the best, great food. We love it there."
Available at SHFT.com
Photo courtesy of SHFT